The Johnnies play host to Minnesota-Morris for a 4 p.m. game this Saturday, Nov. 19, in Sexton Arena. – Listen Live (WBHR-660 AM) | Live Stats/Live Video

SATURDAY: Saturday's game was originally scheduled for 3 p.m. but was bumped an hour to accommodate SJU's NCAA Division III playoff football game at noon in Collegeville. Anyone with a ticket stub from the NCAA playoff football game gains free admittance to the SJU basketball game Saturday. All CSB/SJU students and staff still gain free admittance to the basketball game (with ID), regardless of the football ticket stub.

A LOOK AT THE JOHNNIES: Saint John's (1-0 overall) shot 63 percent (17-for-27) from the field in the second half in an 89-79 season-opening win at Wisconsin-Superior Tuesday night (Nov. 15). Sophomore guard David Stokman (Maple Lake, Minn.) nearly tripled his previous career high (12) with 31 points to lead SJU. He ended the night 10 of 14 from the field, including a 4-for-5 showing from behind the arc, and led all players with eight rebounds. Junior post Tyler Weiss (Shakopee, Minn.) followed Stokman with a career high of his own, 22 points, in only 25 minutes of play. He shot 9-for-11 from the floor and snagged six rebounds.

The Johnnies coupled the hot shooting in the second half to build on its three-point (34-31) halftime lead. SJU entered the bonus with 11:43 to play and went 21-for-27 at the charity stripe in the second half alone (23-for-32 in the game). Freshman wing Jubie Alade (Plymouth, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong) scored 10 points in his collegiate debut, while sophomore post Ben Hartmann (Albany, Minn.) added seven points and seven rebounds off the bench. Junior guard Garrett Goetz (Rosemount, Minn.) tallied six points and dished out six assists in his second career start at the point. Despite a 4-for-14 showing from three-point range, SJU finished at 52.5 percent (31-for-59) from the field and out-rebounded the Yellowjackets, 42-32.

BIG POINTS IN OPENERS: Stokman and Weiss became the first Johnnie duo to score 20 points or more in the season opener since the 2007-08 season: Brady Brink (21 points) and Ryan Lieser (20) in the 100-77 win over Minnesota-Morris in Collegeville.

A LOOK AT THE COUGARS: Minnesota-Morris (1-1 overall) opened its 2016-17 season with a 71-70 home win over Concordia-Moorhead Tuesday night, but suffered a 92-85 loss at NAIA Mayville State (N.D.) Thursday evening (Nov. 17). Junior C.D. Douglas leads the Cougars, who are shooting 49.1 percent from the field, with an average of 22.5 points per game. Junior Tyler Ukkelberg is close behind with 19 points per game and a team-leading seven boards per contest. UMM finished fourth in the UMAC with a 9-7 record (13-14 overall) last season. Douglas was named to the All-UMAC first team and All-UMAC Defensive team.

LAST YEAR: SJU improved to 6-1 with a 77-60 non-conference win at Minnesota-Morris last Dec. 7 (2015) in Morris. The Johnnies shot 46.8 percent (29-for-62) from the field, but just 36.7 percent (11-for-30) from three-point range. SJU made only three of its first 13 shots in the game, but closed the first half 10 of 16 from the floor. UMM entered the game averaging 80.6 points per contest with a .502 shooting percentage (151-for-301) in its first five games this season. The home team closed the first half with a 7-2 run to cut the Johnnies' lead to 38-28 at the break. SJU ended the game with 24 points off 17 Cougar turnovers, including 13 points off eight miscues in the first half alone. SJU's lead was as little as five (54-49) with 9:16 remaining, but the visitors ended the game on a 23-11 run.

Alex Schmitt '16 led all scorers with 20 points, 10 points in each half, for his third 20-point game of the season. Joe Risinger '16 collected 12 points and seven rebounds, while junior guard Patrick Strom (Fargo, N.D./Shanley) added 11 points, including nine on three treys on consecutive possessions in the first half. Stokman posted 11 points and four steals off the bench. Douglas led the Cougars with 12 points, eight rebounds, six assists and six steals. UMM went 2-for-16 from three-point range in the game, including a 0-for-6 performance in the second half.

SERIES HISTORY: SJU is 19-10 against Minnesota-Morris on the hardwood, including an 8-4 record in Collegeville. The Johnnies have won eight of the last nine meetings, including each of the last four in Sexton Arena.